Youth civic engagement & voting (Listening activity)

*Based on 'Manual Kesedaran Sivik Sekolah Menengah' - Tajuk: Sistem Demokrasi

Note: This lesson can be a continuation for '2022 Johor state election: Johor youth decides' lesson or it can be a stand-alone lesson

Objective:

1) Fill in the handout with questions based on the video.

2) Write down the definition of new vocabularies from the video.

Materials: Handout (student's copy), video, handout (teacher's copy), dictionary

Pre-lesson:

1. Teacher asks students what they were taught about the election (refreshing on the 2022 Johor state election: Johor youth decides lesson)

1. Teacher asks the students what do they know about 'elections' or 'civic engagement'

2. Teacher distributes the cut-up pieces of paper and asks the students to write ‘what do they know about it and ‘what do they want to know about it’

3. For 'want', prompt them to use 5W1H to form questions

4. Paste the papers on the KWL chart on the board.

5. Teacher reads through the responses and picks out ones that are related to the video.

Note: Inform students that the speaker in the video has not reached 18 years old so that the students can relate to him.

Lesson development:

1. Distribute the handout (student's copy). Instruct them to listen, identify new words, and write them on the handout in the provided space.

2. Play the video (this first round is for them to identify new words).

3. Instruct students to look for the meaning in the dictionary.

4. Play the video for the second time (for them to write down the answers).

5. Check the answers together.

Post-lesson:

1. Ask them these questions (reflection):

- How does the speech emphasize the importance of civics education in empowering citizens to participate in the democratic process?

- What are the implications of low voter turnout among young Malaysians?

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